You might remember Inphonik from their 2018 release, the RX950 Classic AD/DA Converter effect plug-in, a reproduction of the signal path of the cult Akai S950 sampler. The French company is now with a new instrument plug-in. The RX1200 12-bit Sampler Instrument (available for Mac, Windows, Linux, and as a…
Tag: retro
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XLN AUDIO RC-20 Now Also Available Via Splice Rent-To-Own
There are some effect plugins that in my opinion are a must-have for any producer. One of them is XLN Audio RC-20, where RC stands for Retro Color. We’ve recently featured this plugin in our Making a Record – How To Recreate ’70s/’80s Sounds article and we’re happy to report…
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New From Puremagnetik: Pastfabric, Between Granular Microsound and Tape Splicing
Micah Frank, Puremagnetik’s mastermind, is back with Pastfabric, a new plugin inspired by granular microsound (such as Curtis Roads’s work), and experimental tape splicing practices. An Ode To PuremagnetikBefore going ahead with the plugin’s description, let me say something about Puremagnetik’s plugin collection. Not only these plugins are extremely affordable…
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Eventide Instant Phaser Mk II – Capturing The Character Of An Iconic Effect
Released in 1971, the Eventide Instant Phaser began the studio effects revolution by successfully simulating tape flanging, an effect that’s been at the core of legendary albums for the last five decades (Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”, anyone?). Eventide have now announced the release of the Instant Phaser Mk II plug-in. The…
interviews
Talking Floppotron – Orchestrating Bohemian Rhapsody For Floppy Drives and More With Pawel Zadrozniak
How would floppy drives, old school hard disks, and scanners sound together if you get them to play some famous pop and rock hits of the past? Pawel Zadrozniak, a (surprisingly) young Polish engineer, had probably this exact same question in mind, when he started his Floppotron project in 2011….
iOS
Electrogene – New iOS AUv3 Effect App For Lo-Fi and Retro Sounds
Are you into lo-fi and retro sounds? There’s a new iOS app that might be exactly what the doctor ordered. Backpullver Software recently released an effect app for iOS called Electrogene. It is a bit-crusher effect app with AUv3 support. It is a low fidelity audio effect combining bit-crusher, modulation,…